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I took the liberty of taking a picture of what kind of algae I'm talking about... it's pretty bad :| Oh, you can see my pretty male betta :D He just happened to like the camera and wanted to pose. If this help, my tank is a 20 gallon freshwater, my fish are: 2 clown loaches 1 flying fox 1...

No cleaning products, got it. I'm pretty sure I'm going to replace the air hose--the one I'm not replacing is the plastic tube for my filter. So I suppose I should just continue my scour-the-heck-out-of-it method. Thanks for the help :D I've got a big algae problem and lost 2 fish trying...

I've got some algae growing on the plastic tube for my filter as well as some of my air hoses. What's the best way to get it off? I've been using a brush and just regular tap water to clean it, but some of the algae is stuck on pretty good. Is it safe to use soap or detergent as long as I make...

I've only got a 20 gal right now but they're still only maybe 2 inches in length; they haven't grown much at all since I got them. If they start getting bigger, I'll let my Dad have them, as he has a 40 gal.

I have a male betta and 2 clown loaches. They are extremely friendly and playful. They nudge each other, swim close, and the betta can now be found hiding/sleeping under the rock previously only occupied by the loaches. Is this a normal thing or did I just happen to get a fluke set of fish...

I have a 20g tank, with fish in it already. I've had one betta in there (male) but he recently died. Anyone have suggestions on putting say, more than one female in there? My male betta got along fine with other fish.

He died. Time for a new male. Any recommendations as to where to get one other than my LFS?

After some treatment using Maroxy, it looks like the spots have spread to patches on his body. His bottom fins look like they're thinning a little as well. I will try to post pictures tonight. Any advice by the sound of things? PS: He is still swimming, eating and acting normally. He does not...

I got advice from my LFS to treat as bacterial. Also going to perform a 50% water change, filter change and gravel vacuum. I will post if anything changes.

Yes, those exactly.

I just noticed this yesterday or the day before. I'm not sure what it is though I'm thinking Ich/Whitespot. If anybody can provide insight, I'd appreciate it. See the pictures below. This is the best I can do as normally he's very friendly and will come to the glass for my hand, but he was...

It basically surrounds his mouth. I can't really see any red but from the flashlight I'm using (tried both incandescent and LED) it doesn't appear to. He's had it for a while now and it's been treated. Knock on wood, but if it was something serious, don't you think he'd have died by now? He'll...

There's a white spot on my betta's nose. I was told it may be a bacterial infection. I've used BettaFix and BettaMax per recommended instructions to no avail. He is in isolation, but still eats, swims, etc. I want to be able to put him back in my community tank like he was but I have no idea...

Nobody has anything? Gotcha.

A while back I posted about my male betta having what appeared to be a bacterial infection. I followed suggestions and treated with Simply Betta, then BettaMax... he appears healthier, eats, swims, but still has a white spot near his mouth. It has been about a month of his "recovery" but the...

I made the mistake of leaving my betta in an uncovered tupperware container after a move. I came home and he was nowhere to be found, until I saw him on the floor. I picked him up, he was still squirming every so often, put him in the water, pulled the hair and crud off him best I could and he...

I called the petstore by my work but they were out of stock, so I'm going to one tomorrow to get some Bettafix. Meanwhile I'm treating him with the Simply Betta. I know "can't hurt" is a bad phrase to say most of the time, but it really can't as I am medicating him as per instructions and all that.

For what it's worth, I have a 20gal wide and a pearl gourami who seems just fine. He/she's been in there since late January/February.

Hello, I have a betta which appears to have a bacteria infection... white/brown/etc stuff around the mouth, deteriorating fins, lethargic... the works. Seems to eat alright. My local tropical fish store recommended a product called Simply Betta. I put the betta into isolation and used it...